基于MIIPS的相位调制参量优化选择研究

设计搭建了一套基于液晶空间光调制器的飞秒激光脉冲整形系统装置,利用自己开发的LabVIEW程序控制液晶空间光调制器对飞秒激光脉冲施加正弦相位扫描,并同时记录其倍频光谱。其中对正弦相位扫描初始相位δ从0到4π的扫描所得到的倍频轨迹图为多光子脉冲内干涉相位扫描(MIIPS)轨迹,并详细研究了正弦相位中的幅度α、频率γ两个参量的选择对于MIIPS倍频轨迹图的影响,得出了MIIPS方法中α和γ参量的优化选择条件。所得到的结果不仅对更好地利用MIIPS方法进行飞秒激光脉冲相位测量和补偿提供指导,而且可以通过选取合适的参量获得整形和窄化的倍频光谱,这在双光子光谱学、飞秒化学和飞秒生物学等领域具有重要应用。     

Effects of substrate-ion density gradients on light-ion acceleration from ultraintense laser pulse irradiated thin-foils

A general solution of the electrostatic potential that determines the maximum light-ion energy is derived for the test-particle acceleration model by taking into account the influence of the substrate-ion density gradient.It is shown that the substrate-ion density structure is also dependent on laser pulse duration.In the picosecond or sub-picosecond regime,the decreasing density gradient of the substrate-ions leads to an evident reduction in the acceleration efficiency of the light-ions.However,this kind of influence is negligible in the ultrashort regime.     

Generation of an isolated sub-100 attosecond pulse in the water-window spectral region

We propose a scheme to generate isolated attosecond pulses in the water-window spectral region. Based on the numerical solutions of the single active electron model, we investigate high-order harmonic generation in helium atoms driven by a multi-cycle two-colour optical field synthesized by an intense 2000 nm, 20 fs pulse and its frequency-doubled pulse. When the latter is slightly detuned and properly phase shifted with respect to the fundamental laser pulse, an ultra-broad extreme ultraviolet supercontinuum with a spectral width of 130~eV can be generated in the 270--400~eV spectral regions. A supercontinuum from 280--340~eV in the water window can be selected to yield an isolated 67 attosecond pulse without employing any phase compensation. This water window coherent x-ray pulse with less than 100 attosecond duration is a potential tool for studying the ultrafast electronic dynamics of biological samples in water.     

不同偏振飞秒激光经块状材料传输后的脉宽压缩

实验研究了线偏振和圆偏振状态下的飞秒强激光脉冲在块状材料中的传输过程。不同偏振的激光脉冲在传输过程中得到了不同程度的光谱展宽,经色散补偿后,脉冲时域宽度均得到了压缩。详细分析了压缩脉冲的脉宽以及啁啾情况与入射激光脉冲能量之间的关系,比较了飞秒激光在线偏振及圆偏振情况下的不同压缩效果。在线偏振入射光情况下得到了最短21fs的压缩脉冲宽度,在圆偏振情况下得到的最短脉冲宽度为22fs。实验结果表明,这种光谱展宽与色散补偿方式对圆偏振光同样适用,而且圆偏振的入射激光将更有利于对更高能量的脉冲进行压缩。在色散补偿量相同的情况下,压缩效果随入射脉冲能量变化的规律符合理论估计。     

Electron localization of linear symmetric molecular ion H_3~(2+)

Electron localization in the dissociation of the symmetric linear molecular ion H_3~(2+) is investigated. The numerical simulation shows that the electron localization distribution is dependent on the central frequency and peak electric field amplitude of the external ultrashort ultraviolet laser pulse. When the electrons of the ground state are excited onto the 2pσ~2Σ_u~+ by a one-photon process, most electrons of the dissociation states are localized at the protons on both sides symmetrically. Almost no electron is stabilized at the middle proton due to the odd symmetry of the wave function. With the increase of the frequency of the external ultraviolet laser pulse, the electron localization ratio of the middle proton increases, for more electrons of the ground state are excited onto the higher 3pσ~2Σ_u~+ ustate. 50.9% electrons of all the dissociation events can be captured by the middle Coulomb potential well through optimizing the central frequency and peak electric field amplitude of the ultraviolet laser pulse. Besides, a direct current(DC) electric field can be utilized to control the electron motions of the dissociation states after the excitation of an ultraviolet laser pulse, and 68.8% electrons of the dissociation states can be controlled into the middle proton.     

Spatiotemporal propagation dynamics of intense optical pulses in loosely confined gas-filled hollow-core fibers

We numerically study the propagation dynamics of intense optical pulses in gas-filled hollow-core fibers(HCFs). The spatiotemporal dynamics of the pulses show a transition from tightly confined to loosely confined characteristics as the fiber core is increased, which manifests as a deterioration in the spatiotemporal uniformity of the beam. It is found that using the gas pressure gradient does not enhance the beam quality in large-core HCFs, while inducing a positive chirp in the pulse to lower the peak power can improve the beam quality. This indicates that the self-focusing effect in the HCFs is the main driving force for the propagation dynamics. It also suggests that pulses at longer wavelengths are more suitable for HCFs with large cores because of the lower critical power of self-focusing, which is justified by the numerical simulations. These results will benefit the generation of energetic few-cycle pulses in large-core HCFs.     

周期及亚周期量级超短脉冲激光的面积演化规律

系统地总结了超短脉冲激光在共振二能级原子系统中的传播特性,给出了周期量级飞秒脉冲激光及亚周期阿秒脉冲在介质中的面积演化规律。     

二维材料高次谐波及光波电子学

超短超强激光驱动固体介质产生高次谐波辐射受到了人们越来越多的关注。固体高次谐波产生于亚光周期电子运动,它提供了在极短时间尺度上研究光与固体材料高阶非线性相互作用的全新视角。与原子分子相比,组成固体材料的原子晶格具有平移对称性,因此固体高次谐波会呈现出特有的规律。相较于块体材料,二维材料独特的电光特性可以为高次谐波产生带来全新的特点,文章重点介绍几种二维材料高次谐波及其在光波电子学方面的研究进展。     

飞秒激光人工影响天气的物理机理及研究进展

综述了飞秒激光人工影响天气的相关研究结果。从飞秒激光成丝产生的光氧化副产物、热沉积效应、气溶胶形成和水凝结及沉降过程等4个方面展开,综述了飞秒激光在诱导水凝结及降水、人工引雷等领域的研究进展。提出了飞秒激光人工影响环境大气的初步物理图像,并综述了该技术未来应用于人工影响天气所面临的问题,探讨了可能的解决方案。     

变形镜对千赫兹掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光频谱相位补偿

尝试用光谱展宽的方法从频谱相位(而非时域相位)的角度利用变形反射镜来补偿1kHz飞秒激光系统输出光路的频谱相位畸变,从而提高飞秒激光脉冲的时域强度衬比度,改善其光束质量。频谱相位补偿实验是在一台1kHz掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光系统输出光路中,针对超短脉冲光束通过传输介质后的频谱相位畸变,引入变形反射镜进行补偿。应用频谱相位干涉直接电场重构(SPIDER)方法和仪器作为测量手段,建立了一套相位测量补偿系统。实验结果表明用变形反射镜可使激光脉冲的相位畸变得到较好的补偿,脉冲的光束质量得到改善。这种方法的主要思想就是将相位补偿转换为空问的光程控制,控制简单且损耗很低,是自适应光学中具有应用前景的一种补偿方法。